1Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka
2Assistant professor, Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Shimoga Institute of Medical Sciences, Shivamogga, Karnataka
3Assistant professor, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India
This study was done on blunt chest trauma related deaths in the city of Bangalore, which focused on deaths due to Road traffic accidents among two-wheelers. Study includes 64 deaths, 49 deaths being because of RTA, apart from fall from height and assaults. 40% of people who died because of RTA were in the age limits of 21–30 years. 24.5% in the age of 31–40 years. Males predominated with rate of 83.7%. All the deaths were accidental, detected by autopsy and by investigation. 61% of deaths were among riders. Most accidents occurred on city roads i.e., 79.6% and on highways 14.2%. 62% of people survived till 6 hours after the accident. Maximum cases were brought dead to the hospital. Death was mostly due to blunt trauma to the trunk and combined regions. This study mainly aims at determining the survival period, two wheeler chest injuries and possible preventions for it.
Blunt Trauma, Chest injuries, Road traffic accidents, Accident Prevention
